Crit Thinking 5. The emergency medical technicians have brought in a 65-year-old victim in cardiac arrest. The patient had been ventilated with a manual resuscitator and mask. As you attempt to ventilate, the patient vomits.

- A. What would be your immediate actions?

1.Remove the mask

2.Turn the patient to the side as a unit

3.Scoop out the mouth with a finger sweep

4.Suction

5.Resume ventilation

- B. During your next attempt to intubate, you observe a large piece of undigested steak blocking your view of the glottis. How would you clear the airway, and what equipment would be needed?